March 2016 archive

Permits to Drill March 30, 2016

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Oklahoma Energy Index Falls for 13th Consecutive Month

The contraction of the Oklahoma Energy Index continues, and it is Oklahoma?s rural communities that have faced the greatest economic hardship.
The Oklahoma Energy Index contracted for the 13th consecutive month in January, leaving activity in t…

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Oklahoma Energy Index Falls for 13th Consecutive Month

The contraction of the Oklahoma Energy Index continues, and it is Oklahoma?s rural communities that have faced the greatest economic hardship.
The Oklahoma Energy Index contracted for the 13th consecutive month in January, leaving activity in the sta…

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Gasoline Prices Dip Slightly in Oklahoma

Oklahoma gasoline prices have dipped slightly in the past week, reaching a statewide average of $1.86 a gallon, about 1.2 cents below the price of late last week, according to AAA Oklahoma.
The new average is 52 cents higher than the price on Feb. 13,…

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SOER Starts Survey of Marginal Oil Producers hit by Low Prices

Low petroleum prices continue to pummel producers all across Oklahoma hard. Among the hardest hit are the small and marginal producers who don?t have very deep pockets when it comes to weathering the low-price storm. Many of those producers are…

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SOER Starts Survey of Marginal Oil Producers hit by Low Prices

Low petroleum prices continue to pummel producers all across Oklahoma hard. Among the hardest hit are the small and marginal producers who don?t have very deep pockets when it comes to weathering the low-price storm. Many of those producers are seein…

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Trump Would use Oil as a Weapon to Get Saudis to Fight ISIS

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump is making waves as he talks oil and proposes a freeze on buying oil from Saudi Arabia unless the Saudis send in troops in the fight against ISIS, according to the New York Times.
His call came in a recent interview wi…

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Controversial Environmental Writer to Speak at UCO

Environmental science and policy reporter Justin Gillis of the New York Times will be a keynote speaker on climate change next week at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
His talk will be “Hot Times! Into a Warming World” and will be at 2 p….

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Senators Want EPA to Increase Support for Biofuels

A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. Senators recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency director Gina McCarthy urging her to continue the trend of increasing support for the nation’s renewable fuel sector.
“We remain concerned that it c…

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Senators Want EPA to Increase Support for Biofuels

A bipartisan group of 19 U.S. Senators recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency director Gina McCarthy urging her to continue the trend of increasing support for the nation’s renewable fuel sector.
“We remain concerned that it continu…

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